In Shanxi, Fenjiu and Zhuyeqing are the most famous famous products. Qingcheng mature vinegar and Taiyuan wine are not inferior, they are quite famous, unique and well-known at home and abroad. In addition, Wutai Mountain "Taiyan", Datong yellow flower, Hengshan astragalus, Jishan banzao, Pinglu lily, Puzhou green persimmon, Yuanqu kiwi, Qingli grape, deceived "Codonopsis", Jincheng red fruit, Daixian pepper, "Qinzhou yellow" "Millet, Jinci rice, Taigu traditional Chinese medicine "Guilingji", Dingkun pill, Hongdong soft-shell turtle, Yuncheng Yellow River carp, Gaoping silk, Pingyang wood New Year pictures, Datong art porcelain, bronzeware, and Pingyao polished lacquerware are all famous products among the list.
Jinci rice is produced in Jinci Town, Taiyuan. This kind of rice has long grains, large size, crystal clear and full appearance, translucent shape, and slightly brown beige color. The cooked rice has clear grains and a fragrant aroma. When eaten in the mouth, it tastes sweet, tough, sticky, and chewy. The reason why Jinci rice has excellent texture is due to its relationship with water. The rice fields that produce this kind of rice are irrigated with water from Jinci Nanlao Spring. This water has a low temperature and contains minerals such as alum. In addition, the land in the villages near Jinci is fertile and the soil is black, which is conducive to the growth of rice.
Vinegar: Shanxi mature vinegar is well-known throughout the country. Looking back on history, vinegar brewing began in the Spring and Autumn Period at the latest. After generations of improvement and development, in the Qing Dynasty, the vinegar brewing process became more and more refined, forming the nationally famous Shanxi mature vinegar. and Taiyuan special vinegar. It uses sorghum as the raw material, is fermented with special yeast, and is dried in the summer for a year to increase the concentration and aroma of the vinegar before it becomes mature vinegar. Shanxi mature vinegar is most famous for its Qingxu product. The most famous Taiyuan special vinegar is Yiyuan Qing Vinegar. In the beginning, it was just a side business of a flour mill. In 1921, it became the main business of making vinegar. The vinegar produced is sweet, cottony, sour, fragrant and strong. The vinegar produced in Taiyuan is not only loved by the people of the province, but also sold throughout the country.
Qingxu grapes are produced in Qingxu County, Taiyuan, which is one of the famous grape-producing areas in China and is known as the "hometown of grapes". Qingxu grapes have a history of more than a thousand years of cultivation. The grape production areas are mainly distributed in the mountainous areas in the northwest of the county. The grapes produced here are of high quality, delicious and sweet, with bright color and high sugar content. The Tang Dynasty poet Liu Yuxi came to Bingzhou and wrote a grape song praising Qingxu grapes. The soil, sunshine, climate, and water sources in the grape growing areas are all suitable for the growth of grapes. After years of accumulation, a complete set of cultivation management technology and planting experience has been formed. There are more than 50 varieties of Qingxu grapes. The most famous high-quality varieties are Bai Ping'er, Black Chicken Heart and Purple Longan. Among them, Bai Ping'er grape is the best, each grape is about seven or eight cents, and its diameter is three or three. Four points.
Wine: Taiyuan wine was already very famous in the Tang Dynasty and was a tribute to the emperor. Sima Guang, a great writer and historian of the Song Dynasty, praised the mellow aroma of Taiyuan wine in his poem: "The mountains are cold and the sun rises, the water is green and the temple is spring, the grapes are ripe during fasting, and the wine is not tired of flying." Taiyuan wine comes from Qingxu, which has historically been famous for its wine production. The main production areas are in Xishan Bianshan, Mayu, Gaobai, Chengguan and other townships. For a long time, Taiyuan wine has been brewed with ancient traditional and unique methods, with high quality and long-lasting success.
Fenjiu: Fenjiu is a liquor produced by the Fenjiu Factory in Xinghua Village, Shanxi Province. It was first brewed in the Northern and Southern Dynasties and has a history of more than 1,500 years. Fenjiu is "soft in the mouth, sweet in the mouth, and has a lingering fragrance after drinking". It is famous for its color, taste and aroma. It is one of the eight famous wines in my country. Fenjiu liquor won the first-class gold medal at the 1916 Panama International Exposition. After the founding of New China, he won many gold medals from the State Council. It has been marketed in more than 40 countries and regions.
Bamboo Leaf Green Wine: Produced by Xinghua Village Fenjiu Factory, it is a re-product of Fenjiu and has a long brewing history. Zhuyeqing uses Fenjiu as raw material, with more than ten kinds of Chinese medicinal materials such as tangerine peel, amomum villosum, angelica, tongxiang, clove, patchouli, rosewood and so on. It is made by soaking egg green, bamboo leaves and rock sugar. The alcohol content is 45 degrees. The wine is green in color and crystal clear. After scientific identification, it has the effects of harmonizing the stomach, digesting food, and relieving annoyances, and has certain curative effects on heart disease, hypertension, coronary heart disease, and arthritis. The pure and fragrant Fenjiu and Zhuye Qingjiu must go through 5 checkpoints, 27 lines of defense and 120 procedures before being packaged and put on the market. Therefore, the quality of the wine can also be seen.
Wutai Mountain Inkstone, referred to as "Taiwan Inkstone". Because the stone was taken from Wenshan, it is also called Wenshan Stone Inkstone. Wutai Mountain inkstones are divided into four types: black, green, red and purple. Black as paint, green as leaves, red as pills, purple as liver, the color is pure and beautiful. The production of stone inkstones began in the Ming Dynasty, and they are divided into Duan inkstone, Feng inkstone and Guo inkstone.
The stone pattern of the Taiwan inkstone is like the pine branches and cypress leaves of Wutai Mountain, strong and sparse, with softness in the hardness; the texture is fine and non-slip, silent when knocked, and cool as ice; it turns black quickly with use, the ink and ink blend, the shades are appropriate, and the sweat is not easy to dry, and the hair is not easy to dry. Yihei, handy, and loved by literati, bachelors and calligraphers.
Guilingji was originally called "Laojun Yishou Powder". In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Fang Tu and some famous medical scientists added and deleted this prescription and renamed it "Guilingji", dedicated to the current generation. Emperor Jiajing, who collected the elixir of immortality from all over the world. After Jiajing took it, he was indeed light and healthy, and gave birth to three sons in a row after the age of 50. From then on, Guilingji was listed as the "imperial holy medicine". The medical director who supervised the production of "Guiling Ji" was from Taigu, Shanxi. He secretly took the prescription home, made a prescription and took it at home, and gave it to his relatives and friends as precious gifts. Later, this prescription was introduced to the "Guangsheng Pharmacy", the predecessor of Shanxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Factory, and it became a unique prescription in Taigu County. "Guilingji" has the functions of promoting metabolism, strengthening blood circulation, improving body immunity and myocardial contractility. It is mainly used to strengthen the body, strengthen the brain, replenish the marrow, promote yang, nourish the kidneys, replenish qi, increase appetite, regulate nerves, regulate endocrine, eliminate myocardial fatigue, etc.
Datong Chapter - Boil mutton and eat jelly with Yang Gao Preserved Apricots
The May Day Golden Week is coming, and the ancient city of Datong is decorated with lights and colorful decorations to welcome guests. While you are visiting Yungang Grottoes, Hengshan Mountain, Hanging Temple, Nine Dragon Wall and other places of interest, be sure to taste the delicacies of this historic city.
Shabu-shabu mutton: Datong Shabu-shabu mutton is famous throughout the country for its fragrant taste, tender meat and fresh quality. When eating, use chopsticks to dip the cut mutton rolls into the boiling hot pot, take them out and then dip them in sesame sauce, chili oil, sesame oil, MSG, coriander, sea rice, chive flowers and other condiments. It is tender and delicious. Autumn and winter are the best times to eat boiled mutton. If you can use Datong Copper Hotpot to cook Xinrong's mutton, then you will have the most authentic Datong hotpot.
Hunyuan jelly: Hunyuan jelly is famous all over the world for its beautiful mountains, rivers and beautiful people, but many people know Hunyuan from a bowl of ordinary jelly. Anyone who has eaten Hunyuan jelly will never forget its unique taste. Hunyuan jelly is made from potato starch, which is the source of its chewy texture. The fragrance of Hunyuan jelly is even more fragrant in its ingredients. At every jelly stall in Hunyuan, you will see that in addition to the bowl-shaped jelly, there are also more than a dozen small pots with various kinds of jelly. The main seasonings are vinegar, garlic water, chopped green onion, cucumber, and coriander. The reason why Hunyuan jelly is called Hunyuan jelly is its unique lotus beans, dried tofu and chili oil. The lotus beans are crispy and delicious, the dried tofu is chewy and the chili oil has a spicy taste that is different from the dry spiciness of other chili peppers.
Fried cakes: Datong fried cakes are small, thin-skinned, come in many varieties, fragrant on the inside and crispy on the outside, and are very popular. It is a must-have food for Datong during festivals, weddings and moving to a new home.
Have fun and eat well, and don’t forget to take Yanggao’s Beijing apricot preserves with you when you leave.
Xinzhou Chapter - Eat Dingxiang Steamed Pork with Wutaitai Mushrooms
When you come to Xinzhou, you can go to the beautiful Luya Mountain Nature Reserve to experience the grassland style of riding horses and grazing. , you can go to Qicun Hot Spring to take a hot spring bath to relax your whole body, and then go to the Buddhist resort Wutai Mountain to ask for a fortune to keep your family safe.
What you must try when you come to Xinzhou is Dingxiang Steamed Pork. Dingxiang Steamed Pork is mainly made of lean pork, supplemented by refined starch, refined vegetable oil and various condiments. It is refined using a special method. Characteristics such as greasy. Regular consumption can not only replenish a variety of necessary nutrients in the body, but also overcome the shortcomings of meat products such as high fat and high cholesterol. It is an ideal dish for home use, banquets, and travel meals. It can also be used as a gift for visiting relatives and friends. When you arrive at Mount Wutai, don’t forget to buy some local Taiwanese mushrooms and stewed chicken with Taiwanese mushrooms. The aroma will fill the room.
Lüliang Chapter - Eat Sanjiao Fire and Bring Fenyang Walnuts
Interesting places in Luliang include North Wudang Mountain, Xuanzhong Temple, Guashan Mountain and Pangquangou. Delicious foods in Luliang include Fenjiu, walnuts from Fenyang, smoked dates from Shilou and wood dates from Liulin.
Fenyang’s walnuts are large, thin-skinned and plump in kernels. Grab two of them and they will break with just a squeeze. Long-term consumption has the effects of nourishing qi and blood, moistening dryness and reducing phlegm, warming the intestines and moistening the lungs, and treating deficiency and cold, asthma, and cough.
Shilou smoked jujube: dry, purple-black and shiny peel, fine and even wrinkles, elastic pulp, no deformation or peeling when pinched, sweet taste, toughness, strong jujube flavor, no burning Paste and sour smell of wine.
Willowwood jujube: Willowwood jujube has small core, thick flesh, high sugar content, storage resistance and suitable for transportation. It is sweet yet sour when fresh, crisp and delicious, and becomes as moist as oil after being dried. The sugar shreds are long and shiny, and are rich in nutritional value. It has medicinal properties such as strengthening the spleen, calming the nerves, tonifying qi, and tonifying the kidneys.
The bowls of Liulin, the hoe cakes of Linxian, and the fire roasting of Sanjiao are local snacks that you must try.
Jinzhong Chapter - Eat a plate of beef with a box of red dates
In recent years, the Shanxi Merchants Courtyard has become famous. All the way from Taiyuan, Yuci Changjia Manor, Taigu Sanduotang, Qixian Qiao Family Courtyard, Pingyao Ancient City, Lingshi Wang Family Courtyard, and Pingyao all attract visitors from all over with their rich cultural heritage. In fact, in Jinzhong, a land of outstanding people, it is not only these magnificent courtyards that shine with charm, but also the many folk delicacies.
When traveling to various places, you must have a bowl of local noodles. Although the noodles are not rare, the taste is slightly different, mainly due to the different toppings. When you arrive in Yuci, if you have time, you might as well go to Hougou, which is a model of ancient Chinese villages. The natural landscape of the village is very primitive, and the simple meals cooked by the farmers are also very delicious.
If you go to Yuci and Taigu, you can try the cold enema. Compared with the sticky enema in Taiyuan, the enema there is more refreshing. The simple garlic vinegar perfectly sets off the fragrance of the buckwheat noodles. If you stand in front of a street stall and eat it with a stick, the flavor will be even more unique. This kind of enjoyment should be replaced by a bowl of "bowl of bald" when you arrive in Pingyao. Take a rickshaw to Ming and Qing Street, find a clean snack bar, cut a plate of authentic Pingyao beef, and ask the boss lady to stop you for a plate of bald. , that slow and leisurely charm will comfortably relieve the fatigue of your journey.
The meat is not only good in Pingyao, but also a plate of "Xiao Chang Donkey Meat" in Taigu, and a plate of "Jialing Bacon" in Qixian County. The taste is also very extraordinary. In addition, if you want to bring some local specialties, don’t forget to bring a series of products made from local long yam medicine in Pingyao, which are also nutritious; in Qixian, don’t forget to bring a few bottles of small ground sesame oil; in Taigu, This season, you might as well bring some Huping dates from Xiaobai Township and Fancun Town. They are crisp and sweet. There is less rain this autumn, so the harvest of dates is good. If you can’t take them home to eat, you can make your own wine.
Linfen Chapter - Eat Quwo Mutton Soup and Dailiancun Vermicelli
Linfen is a place where culture and martial arts have been respected since ancient times, so everything is ancient. The big ones include Yao Temple, Big Sophora Tree, Ding Village Residential Museum, Guangsheng Temple, Hukou, etc., and the smaller ones include Huozhou Yamen, Xintian Ruins, Chong'er Hideout, etc. Moreover, the geographical feature of Linfen is that there are large plains, which are suitable for the growth of crops and there are many kinds of snacks. Therefore, when visiting Linfen area, there is no need to rush. The best way is to eat and see while walking.
When you are just worshiping your ancestors at the big locust tree, you should be greeted at the gate with a bowl of jelly, which is known locally as "pinyu". It looks like a tadpole and is topped with various condiments. It can both satisfy your hunger and quench your thirst. The price is about one yuan. After seeing Guangsheng Temple, you can find a nearby noodle shop to eat local authentic "Helao" noodles. The bowls are large and affordable, and the price is only two or three yuan. Continuing to go south, the capital of Yao is looking for the legacy of Yao and tracing back to the days of Yao and Shun. It is also a pleasure to eat Yao's burritos for about two yuan. Whether it's the Xintian ruins or Chong'er's hiding place, you can see the Quwo mutton soup sign everywhere. After roasting the sheep head, trimming the meat, adding the skeleton, and adding the sheep tail, the soup is thick and milky white. The water and oil have already been mixed together, sprinkled with green chopped green onions, and splashed with red chili peppers. The taste is thick and firm, and the taste is unforgettable. Why don’t you have a bowl? The price is about three yuan a bowl, but you must have the twists. , eat pancakes.
If you can bring it back as a gift to your relatives and friends, first of all, don’t miss the red dates from Yonghe. The new dates have just fallen during the Mid-Autumn Festival. They are big with thin skin, thick flesh and small core. They are sweet and rippling in your mouth. What a great gift. Furthermore, there are walnuts from Ji County. If you like to turn on the stove at home, don’t forget to go to Xiangfen and pick up a few boxes of Liancun’s hot pot noodles, which are thin, smooth and tough.
Jincheng Chapter - Eat "Top Ten Bowls" and Bring "Qinzhou Huang"
Tourists who have visited Jincheng all have this feeling. This is not only a beautiful, ancient, The fashionable city has Lishan Scenic Area and Manghe Scenic Area, and it is also a place where tourists can enjoy unique snacks.
Agaric scallops: Black fungus scallops are a famous local delicacy in Jincheng with a history of hundreds of years. They are the first dish in the "Top Ten Bowls" banquet and are widely spread in the local area due to the special preparation method. Its color is white and clear, soft and sharp, and the soup has a fragrant taste.
Roasted Pork Liver: Roasted Pork Liver is a famous local dish in Yangcheng. It is made by adding seasonings to fresh pork liver, rolling it in flower oil, and then frying, steaming, and frying it until it becomes brown and soft. It is characterized by being charred on the outside and crispy on the inside, delicious and palatable, and can be enjoyed with wine and delicacies, and is not greasy when eaten hot.
Roast three delicacies: a famous dish in Qinshui County. The three fresh foods are hericium, fungus, and day lily, all of which are specialties in Qinshui. It is carefully processed by famous chefs, mixed with seasonings, and blended into soup, which not only retains its unique nutritional value, but also makes the taste more delicious.
Mung bean meatballs: The main ingredient is mung bean noodles, with peanuts, bean sprouts, and seasonings. Deep-fry them into meatballs and soak them in hot seasoned soup. It is characterized by delicious taste, rich nutrition, and has the function of clearing away heat and reducing heat. When you leave, you can bring home some unique local agricultural products "Qinzhou Yellow" millet and Pingshun pepper.